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Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Democratic Plebiscites) Act 2007
No. 157, 2007
An Act to amend the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918, and for related purposes
Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s)
Schedule 1—Amendments Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Democratic Plebiscites) Act 2007
No. 157, 2007
An Act to amend the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918, and for related purposes
[Assented to 24 September 2007]
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Democratic Plebiscites) Act 2007.
2 Commencement
This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
3 Schedule(s)
Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.
Schedule 1—Amendments
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918
1 After subsection 7A(1B) Insert:
(1C) The use by the Commission of personal information (including information contained in a Roll) for the purposes of conducting an activity (such as a plebiscite) under an arrangement under subsection (1) is taken to be authorised by law.
Note: The effect of this subsection includes (but is not limited to) an authorisation for the purposes of paragraph (1)(c) of Information Privacy Principle 10 in section 14 of the Privacy Act 1988.
(1D) To avoid doubt, the disclosure by the Commission of personal information (including information contained in a Roll) for the purposes of conducting an activity (such as a plebiscite) under an arrangement under subsection (1) is taken: (a) to be authorised by law; and (b) not to contravene any provision of this Act.
Note: The effect of paragraph (a) includes (but is not limited to) an authorisation for the purposes of paragraph (1)(d) of Information Privacy Principle 11 in section 14 of the Privacy Act 1988.
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